Verifier



R. E. PAGE Nov. 3, 1936;

VERIFIER Filed April 30, 1935 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 o-un-rnoh.

INVENTOR. 4 099% M ATTORNEY R. E. PAGE 2,059,805

VERIFIER 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY Nov. 3, 1936.

Filed April 30, 1935 Nov. 3, 1936. R 5, PAGE 2,059,805

VERIFIER Filed April 50, 1935 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 l Illlllllllllllllllll BYm/xw ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 3, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE VERIFIEE ApplicationApril 30, 1935, Serial No. 19,041

11 Claims.

10 this code, items to 9 are each represented by a single perforation inthe corresponding index point position 0 to 9 of a card column.

The cards are perforated in a punching machine by the depression of keyswhich correspond 15 to the items read off by the operator from a printedsheet.

In order to verify the accuracy with which the card has been punched, astack of punched cards is placed in a verifying machine, the operator of20 which also reads the items preferably from the same record source,i.*e., the printed sheet and depresses the corresponding keys. If a cardcolumn is correctly punched, the next card column feeds to the verifyingstation; if incorrectly 25 punched, the card feed is interrupted and theoperator must remove the card.

It is often necessary to verify only certain card columns at oneparticular time and other card columns at a subsequent time. Theverifying ma- 0 chine can be arranged to skip the columns not to beverified. When the card is verified as to certa n columns, it isdesirable to indicate first that the verifying operation has taken placeand second which of the verified columns are cor- 35 rectly perforated.

The operator of the verifying machine is then given credit for verifyingthe card as to the desired columns. Upon a subsequent verifyingoperation of other-columns, it is also desired to 40 indicate the factthat the subsequent verifying operation has occurred and which of theseverified columns are correct.

The object of the present invention is therefore, broadly, to mark eachverified column which 4:, is correct with a distinguishing imprint. Byso doing, the fact that a verifying operation has taken place isindicated along with an indication of the correctly punched columns anda corollary indication, by the absence of an imprint, of the 50 first ofthe incorrectly punched columns of the group of columns verified.

More specifically, the object is to provide the marking means in theform of a simple printing attachment which can be applied to an ex- 55isting machine.

Further, the object is to provide such a print-- ing attachment withmeans for effecting an imprint under control of the card feeding means.

Still further, the object is to provide an inking ribbon within theprinting attachment, which is advanced under control of the card feedingmeans.

Other objects will appear from the further parts of the specificationand from the drawings.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front view of the machine.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the machine.

Fig. 3 is a section along line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view of the portion, of Fig. 1 showing themarking attachment.

Fig. 5 is a detail view in perspective of a portion of the markingattachment with the ribbon guide cover in retracted position.

Fig. 6 is a detail section along lines 6-6 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 'l is a detail section along lines 'I-'I of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 8 is a detail plan view of the lower portion of the markingattachment.

The verifyingmechanism is of the type disclosed in Patent No. 1,426,223and comprises .a set of character keys ill, each connected to the rearend of one of the interposer bars II. The bars Ii are loosely fulcrumedat their forward ends on pins I! pressed downwardly by springs l3.Intermediate its ends, each bar il rests on top of one of the row ofverifying pins i4 slidably guided at their lower ends by a frame I blockI40. A column of card '1 is fed to verify ing position between block I40.and a die block Ill having holes in line with pinsv II. If the columnin verifying position is correctly punched, its perforation will bedirectly underneath the pin it associated with the key Iii correspondingto the correct item. Now depression of the selected key ill will depressits associated bar Ii to move its plunger M against resistance of springl5 through the card perforation in line with the plunger and through thealined hole in die .block I. During this operation, the interposer barIi will fulcrum about its connection to the associated pin I2 and whilede pressing the plunger i4 through the correct perforation willsimultaneously rock a bail l6 rotatably carried by a shaft l7counterclockwise (Fig. 3) against the action of a biasing spring (notshown).

One end of the bail I6 is operatively connected in the manner indicatedin detail in aforesaid patent to an am We pivoted about shaft I! and toasecond member llb also iournaled on shaft 11. Arm l6a has a pin andslot connection with a pivoted escapement pawl 26 and the other arm l6bhas a pin 2! loosely seated in a hole 22 in a second escapement pawl 22which is freely and loosely mounted on shaft II. A spring 24 connectedto pawl 22 tends 'toswing it clockwise (Fig. 3) to hold it engaged witha ratchet tooth 26 of escapement rack 26 which forms part of the cardfeeding carriage.

When bail I6 is depressed, it rocks members 160 and l6b counterclockwise(Fig. 3), causing member I6a to move pawl 26 into engagement with atooth "-26 of bar 26, thereby holding the bar stationary, and causingmember i6b-to release pawl 22 from the tooth 26 previously engaged byit.

When the pawl 22 is released, spring 24 moves it to the right, disposingits-nose end above the next tooth 25. Now when key i6 is released, baill6 rises, member l8a rocks clockwise (Fig. 3) to release holding pawl 26from rack 26 while member I61) and pawl 22 rock'downwa'rdly underinfluence of spring 24. Pawl 22 thereby engages the rack bar to arrestits movement after it has moved the distance of a tooth, to the left. Atthe end of this feed, the parts are again in the relative positionsshown in Fig. 3.

The power for feeding bar 26 to the left is supplied by a drum springmotor 28 acting through a gear 26 meshed with the lower rack teeth 260ibar 26.

The single-step feed of bar 26, just described, is

sufficient .to advance the card carriage the width of a card column. Thecard carriage comprises, in addition to escapement bar 26, a rearabutment 22 and a front abutment 22 both carried by bar 26. I The card Tresting on main frame 24 is held between these abutments 22 and 22 andbetween the side walls 26 and 26' of the frame (see Fig. 2). The card isthus accurately located and guided for feeding movement. When bar 26advances one step, abutments 22 and 22 move along with the bar and feedthe card the width of one column. In this manner,. the verifying of acorrect hole in a card column causes the next card column to move toverifying station beneath pins I4.

Should a column be incorrectly perforated, then upon depression of thekey l6 corresponding to the correct item, the associated verifying pin.I cannot move down because it is engaged with an uncut portion of thecard .coiumn. The interposer bar -I I will thereupon pivot about thehead of pin l4 and raise the pin l2 against the pressure of spring l2.As bar ll pivots about the pin l4, its depression is insuilicient torock bail I6 to the extent necessary cause release of pawl 22 from teeth26 of eset'ipement bar 26. Accordingly, the bar 26 will not advance andthe card will remain stationary. The operator may then remove the cardby hand or operate the usual release key to move the card to ejectingposition.

While the cards T may be manually, individually, inserted in the cardcarriage to be'fed to the verifying station, it is preferred to usesemiautomatic means of the type disclosed in Patent No. 1,772,186. r

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the cards T are stacked in magazine 26 andfed one at a time from the bottom of the stack by a picker 21. Thispicker is connected by a bracket 26 to a rack bar 29 slidably guided forhorizontal movement along the operators side of the machine.

Bracket 38 is provided with a handle or finger piece 46 which theoperator uses to move the rack to the left (Figsf 1 and 2). when thishappens, picker 21 engages the bottom card T of the stack in magazine 26and feeds it out of the magazine to a position in front of abutment 22and against abutment 22. Further, as the rack moves to the left, itturns a-spring motor 42 (Fig. 1) to energize it and also rotates a gear42 (Figs.

1, 2, and 6) provided with a ratchet clutch member 44, both rotatablycarried by a cross shaft 46. Opposite clutch member 44 is a companionclutch member 46 slidably keyed to shaft 46.

Referring to Figs. 2 and 6, clutch member 46 is normally held apart fromclutch member 44 by a spring 41 connected to yoke 46 pivoted on pin 46.The upper end of yoke 48 is connected by pins 66 to clutch member 46.Also pivoted on pin 46 is a member 62 having ahandle 62 and connected bya spring 64 to yoke 48.

Spring 64 is stiffer than spring 41 so that the latternorinally movesyoke 46 and plate member 62 clockwise (Fig. 6) as a substantially rigidunit. When at its right hand limit (Figs. 1 and 2), rack 26 has a groove66 (Fig. 1) formed in its lower edge and receiving plate member 62.Spring 41 is therefore effective initially to rock members 62 and 46clockwise (Fig. 6) to uncouple clutch member 46 from clutch member 44.

However, when the operator actuates rack 26 to the left, groove 66leaves member 62 and the lower edge of rack 26 depresses plate member 62to rock the latter and yoke 46 counterclockwise (Fig, 6), therebyengaging clutch member 46 with clutch member 44. Thus as rack 26 makesits stroke to the left, which may be considered as its card feed stroke,clutch members 44 and 46 are engaged to cause rotation of shaft 46. Whenrack 26 completes its card feed stroke, the operator releases handle 46and spring motor 42 automatically returns the rack to the right. Theratchet teeth of clutch members 44 and 46 are so shaped that they willgrip only when rack 26 makes its stroke to the left and will slip whenthe rack makes its stroke to the right. Thus, shaft 46 is rotated onlyin one direction, clockwise, (as viewed in Figs. 1 and 3) uponreciprocation of rack 26.

Shaft 46 rigidly carries a gear 68 meshed with lower rack teeth 26 oftheescapement bar 26; When picker 21 moves to the left to feed a cardout of magazine 26, rack 26, by the means described above, causesrotation of shaft 46 in a clockwise direction (Fig. 3) 'to actuateescape ment bar 26 to the right. At the end of these opposite movementsof picker 21 and rack bar card will lie beneath the column of theverifying pins l4,-

During rotation of shaft 46 clockwise '(Fig. 3) spring motor 26 isenergized to furnish power for the column-by-column feed of the card tothe left controlled bythe verifying operation.

As explained in the objects of the, invention, it is desired to markeach. verified column in a distinctive manner. For this purpose, themachine is provided' with an attachment including a frame block 66secured by screws 6| to the machine frame 24. Block 66 carries twohorizontally spaced apart ribbon spools 62 and 62. Between the spools,block 66 is recessed (Fig. 5) to receive a guide frame 64 which isrigidly fastened to the block 66 and flanged at the sides tendsforwardly between die blocks 0 and IM to a position above the lower endof the card column which is at the verifying station, as indicated inFigs. 2 and 7. Thus, the ribbon strip at the forward end of guide 65 isabove the lower end of said card column. A plunger 61 verticallyslidably mounted in frame 60 projects at its upper end through alinedholes in frame 64 and ribbon guide 65 (see Figs. 4 and 7) to normallymaintain the latter element against slidable movement and in fixedrelationship to' frame 60 and die blocks llll and Ml. Surroundingplunger 61 is a spring 68 for normally holding the plunger in raisedposition and in operative connection with ribbon guide 65. The forwardend of guide 65 has a hole 10 in line with the verifying pins M andabove the portion of ribbon R located over the lower end of the cardcolumn'in verifying position. Vertically above hole 10 is a type plungerH vertically slidably mounted in die block Ill]. The plunger H has atype lug at its-lower end for printing a distinctive mark, a V-shapedmark being shown as an illustration. Type plunger H is in columnaralinement with verifying pins I4 and at the left of the column of saidpins (as viewed in Fig. 7), thus being in position to print on the cardcolumn in verifying position and on a part of said column below the 9"index point position. Type plunger 1| is normally held in upper positionby a spring I2, with the top of the plunger engaged by one end of alever 13. Lever I3 is pivotally carried by a bell crank lever 14 andconnected by a spring 15 to the bell crank lever. Lever I4 is rotatablycarried by the end of shaft l'I opposite the escapement end and isrigidly pinned to one side of bail IE to move rigidly with the bail.

As explained before, if a perforation in a card column is correct, thendepression of the corresponding key sufficiently depresses interposer IIto rock bail l6 counterclockwise (Figs. 3 and 4) for causing a feed ofthe card. At the same time, as bail l6 rocks counterclockwise, rigidlyconnected lever 14 acting through the lever 13 carried thereby depressestype pin ll, spring 12 being weaker than spring I5. The pressure oflever 13 on pin ll may be varied by adjustment of a screw 16 carried bylever M. When upon depression of type pin II, it meets the surface ofdie block "I, spring 15 yields and permits levers I3 and 14 to rockfurther while plunger ll remains stationary.

As type plunger 'II is depressed, it passes through hole I0 in ribbonguide and presses ribbon R against the card to print a V-shaped' mark atthe bottom of the card column which is in verifying position.

When the key I0 is released,'interposer l I rises and bail l6 rocksclockwise, permitting spring 12 to raise type pin II. The next cardcolumn is then moved, by the means previously described, to verifyingposition. Should this card column be incorrectly perforated, theninterposer II will not be sufliciently depressed and bail IE will notrock to the extent necessary to cause either a card feed or a printingoperation by plunger 1|.

If a card column is not intended to'contain a perforation, the operatordepresses a space key 1l0-S to rock bell crank 18 counterclockwise (Fig.4) the bell cranklB through link 19 rocks lever I4 and therefore bail l6counterclockwise to cause a verification printing and feeding.operation.

Escapement bar 26 also carries the usual skip bar 89 which in connectionwith associated skip mechanism causes the card columns not to beoperated on to be fed past the verifying position.

By means of the skip mechanism, certain card columns may be selected forverifying operation and others omitted. For a full understanding of theskip mechanism, recourse may be had to aforementioned Patent No.1,426,223.

When the verifying operations on a card '1' have been completed, thecard is removed and the operator actuates handle 49 to move rack 39 tothe left and cause the next card to be fed from magazine 36 to the cardcarriage, in the manner explained previously.

As rack 39 moves to the left, its left end engages a transverse lug 82on the end of a finger 83 extending from a slide bar 84 and moves theslide bar to the left against resistance of a spring 85. Slide 84 has apin and slot connection 86 to a lever 81 freely pivoted on the shaft ofribbon spool 63 and carrying pawl 88. This pawl is held by a spring 89against ratchet teeth 99 of ratchet 9 disk 9| rigidly carried by theshaft of spool 63. When the slide 84 moves to the left, it-rocks le ver81 clockwise (Fig. 4) and pawl 88 rides over a tooth of ratchet disk9l.As rack 39 returns to the right and releases slide 84, spring moves theslide to the right, rocking lever 81 counterclockwise causing pawl 88 toengage a ratchet tooth 90 to feed disk 9| and theribbon spool 63counterclockwise. The ribbon R is thus fed a slight amount from ribbonspool 62 to ribbon spool 63, each time a new card is moved into the cardcarriage.

A retaining pawl 93 is held by a spring 9i against ratchet teeth 90 toprevent reverse movement of spool 63 whenpawl 99 moves clockwise.

When the ribbon is entirely unwound from spool '62 and completely woundon spool 63, the operator presses a button 95 of a rod 96 againstresistance of a spring 91 and through engagement of surfaces 98 and 98aof the rod with the tails of pawls 88 and 93 releases the latter pawlsfrom ratchet disk 9|. handle 99 on spool 62 to rewind the ribbon on thelatter spool. When the ribbon is completely rewound, button 95 isreleased and pawls 88 and 93 return to engagement with ratchet teeth 99.A cover 100 for the ribbon guide 65 and it's carrier 64 is hinged toframe 60. To remove the ribbon guide 65, the cover is retracted to theposition shown in Fig. 5 and the ribbon guide tilted and moved to therear, camming the rounded head of plunger 61 downwardly to release thelatter. Ribbon R may be threaded into guide 65 conveniently when thelatter is removed in the manner explained. The ribbon guide may then beslid into its guide frame 64 and replaced in operative position with thetop of plunger 61 projecting into the hole in the ribbon guide.

The operation of the machine is believed clear from the aboveexplanation. It is to be understood that variations, modifications, andchanges may be made within the field of .the present invention withoutdeparting from the principles thereof. I, therefore, wish tobe limitedonly by the scope of the following claims. 1

the es'capenient mechanism for causing the marking device todistinctively mark the verified card, said escapement mechanismincluding a bail reciprocated upon each verifying operation, andconnections between the bail and marking device to cause reciprocationof the latter upon reciprocation of the ball, the marking. device uponits reciprocation distinctively marking the verified card.

2. In a machine ,dealing with record cards having columns of index pointpositions; the combination of av column of elements for operating on thecard and corresponding to the index point positions of a card column,means for locating the card with a column thereof in confrontingrelation to the column of elements with the index -point positionsopposite their respective corresponding, elements, instrumentalities forcausing selective operation of the elements to selectively operate uponthe confronting column of index point positions, card feeding meansincluding a device reciprocated by operation of said instrumentalitiesto cause feeding of the card following an operation of said elements, amarking member 'in alinement with the column of elements, and

means operated by said device upon its reciprocation for reciprocatingsaid member to distinctively mark the card as an incident to operationof the elements.

3. In a machine dealing with cards bearing columns of data designations;the combination of mechanism for operating on successive cards, a supplymagazine for the cards, a picker for feeding the cards one byone out ofthe magazine and intocooperative relation to the operati'ngmechanism, aprinting device for distinctively marking each card under control ofsaid operating mechanism and including an inking ribbon, ribbonfeedingmeans, and connections between the card picker and the ribbon feedingmeans for causing operation of the ribbon feeding means as an incidentto each card feed.

4. In a machine dealing with cards bearing data designations; thecombination of means for opcrating on the cards one after another, acard supply magazine, a picker for feeding one card at a time out of themagazine and into cooperation with the operating means, a printingdevice controlled by said operating means to print on each card operatedupon and including an inking ribbon, ribbon-feeding means, areciprocatable member connected to the picker for operating the latterto feed the card, and means operated by the member upon itsreciprocation for causing operation of the ribbon-feeding means.

5. In a machine dealing with record cards bearing columns of datadesignations; the combination of means for operating on the cards, amain frame carrying the operating means and including a generallyhorizontal surface for supporting a card in position to be operated'onby said means, a marking device for marking each card operated upon andincluding a type element located above said surface in position to printon the card, an auxiliary frame attached to one side of the main framesdiacent said operating means, ink ribbon spools carried by theauxiliary frame, a ribbon shield carried by the auxiliary frame betweenthe spools and arranged to bend the ribbon in the form of a loop andlocate the forward, closed end of the loop above said horizontalsurface, above a portion of the card lying on said surface, and beneathsaid type element, and means controlled by said operating means forcausing the type elemeit to coact with said ribbon to print on the cal6. In a machine dealing with record cards having columns of index pointpositions for bearing item designations; the combination of means forverifying the item designations and including a column of index pointposition sensing elements 'and keys for selectively cooperating withsaid elements toverify the designations, a card marking device, andmeans, mechanically, operatively, connected to and actuated by movementof a key to operate said device for marking the card as an incident tothe verifying operation.

'7. In a machine dealing with record cards having columns of index pointpositions for bearing item designating perforations; the combination ofmeans for verifying the item perforations and including a column ofindex point position verify ing pins, keys for causing selected pins tomove through correct perforations, a marking device,

and means cooperating with the keys and pins and efiective when theselected pin moves through a perforation for operating the markingdevice to mark the card.

8. In a machine dealing with record cards having several distinct fieldsof data designations; the combination of means to separately verify theseveral fields for accuracy of designations, a card markinginstmmentality arranged and construc,-' ted to individually mark eachfield, a device controlled by the verifying means for operation eachtime the verifying means finds an accurately designated field, and meansrendered effective by said device, in accordance with the number ofoperations of said device significant of accurately designated fields,for operating the marking instrumentality the same number of times toindividually mark each of the accurately designated fields.

9. In a machine dealing with record cards having severaldistinct fieldsof data designations; the combination of meanstoflseparately andsuccessively verify the several fields for accuracy of designations, acard marking instrumentality arranged and constructed to individuallymark each field, a device controlled by the verifying means foroperation concomitantly with the verifying means finding a field to becorrectly designated,

and means rendered effective bysuccessive ope ih" of successivedeterminations of accurately desig-' nated fields, and means controlledby Op ations of said device for successively operating the markinginstrumentality to successively mark the accurately designated fields.

11. Inamachine dealing with m ing parallel columns of data designations;the combination of means to successively verify the columns for accuracyof designations, means to locate the columns successively, at averifying station for verification by said verifying means, a markinginstrumentality arrangedat the verifying station and constructed forindividually marking the column located at said station, a device givena. certain operation by the verifying means upon the latter finding thecolumn at the verifying station to be accurately designated, and meansrendered effective by said device each time the latter is given saidcertain operation for operating the marking instrumentality to mark theaccurately designated columns individually and suceessively located atthe verifying station,

RALPH E. RAGE.

